QNS: Queens Community House raises nearly half a million dollars at annual gala in Astoria

Queens Community House raises nearly half a million dollars at annual gala in Astoria | November 7, 2019: Queens Community House hosted its Strengthening Neighborhoods Inspiring Change Gala for hundreds of guests recently at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria.

The event proved successful raising nearly half a million dollars with proceeds supporting QCH’s mission of providing individuals and families with the tools to enrich their lives and build healthy, inclusive communities.

The Forest Hills-based nonprofit annually offers 25,000 Queens residents a much-needed support system at every stage of life. This year’s gala honored Rick Blatstein — founder and CEO of OTG, the company that has redesigned the dining experience at JFK and LaGuardia airport — and Jamila Michner, PHD, Professor of Government at Cornell University and author of Fragmented Democracy: Medicaid, Federalism, and Unequal Politics.

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